Marketing Director

Just Food Company • Emeryville, CA

27d • $170,000 - $195,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Just Food Company is seeking a highly hands-on Marketing Director to help shape its next phase of product innovation, international expansion, and brand growth. This is a senior individual-contributor role reporting to the CEO and partnering closely with the Head of Brand. The Marketing Director will own marketing from strategy through execution, setting priorities, building plans, making investment decisions, and connecting marketing activity and spending to measurable business outcomes.

The role combines high-level brand and growth strategy with tactical, day-to-day execution across the company’s portfolio in the U.S., Europe, and emerging markets. The Marketing Director will work with agency and freelance partners where useful while remaining willing to execute directly. Close collaboration with Product Development, Sales, Regulatory, Quality, Operations, Finance, and Leadership is central to the position. This is a full-time, onsite role in Emeryville, California, five days per week. Occasional flexibility to support Europe time zones is required, and the company is considering local candidates only.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of progressively increasing responsibility in consumer marketing.
• Demonstrated ownership of brand strategy, commercialization, product launches, and integrated marketing initiatives.
• A builder/operator mindset and enthusiasm for working in lean, resource-constrained environments, including personally executing work when needed.
• Demonstrated success launching products, supporting commercial growth, or entering new markets.
• Understanding of shopper marketing, retail activation, and the consumer path to purchase.
• Strong analytical skills and experience measuring campaign effectiveness, marketing ROI, and business performance.
• Excellent project management, communication, and organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• A curious, resourceful, commercially minded approach to solving problems and moving the business forward.
• Ability to work onsite in Emeryville, California five days per week; the company is considering local candidates only.
• Flexibility to occasionally support Europe time zones.
• Verification of identity and authorization to work in the United States is required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience across multiple SKUs and international markets, particularly Europe.

Responsibilities

• Own marketing from strategy through execution, setting priorities and developing plans across channels and the company’s portfolio in the U.S., Europe, and emerging markets.
• Lead marketing initiatives from concept through execution across digital, social, email, product launches, consumer marketing, partnerships, events, and customer marketing.
• Establish KPIs, measure ROI, and help prioritize marketing investments of time and budget.
• Partner with Product Development, Regulatory, Quality, Operations, Sales, and Leadership to commercialize new products and support customer launches.
• Collaborate with Sales on retail, foodservice, eCommerce, and shopper marketing initiatives that strengthen the path to purchase.
• Adapt marketing strategies for new products, customers, and international markets.
• Manage agencies, freelancers, and vendors while remaining comfortable executing work directly when needed.
• Continuously improve marketing planning, prioritization, and execution to maximize impact in a lean organization.

Benefits

• Equity
• Up to 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, and up to 90% coverage for dependents
• Flexible time off
• Nine holidays plus company closure between Christmas and New Year’s

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed